diff --git a/src/Tingle.EventBus.Transports.Kafka/Tingle.EventBus.Transports.Kafka.csproj b/src/Tingle.EventBus.Transports.Kafka/Tingle.EventBus.Transports.Kafka.csproj
index d42c2878..e55964b0 100644
--- a/src/Tingle.EventBus.Transports.Kafka/Tingle.EventBus.Transports.Kafka.csproj
+++ b/src/Tingle.EventBus.Transports.Kafka/Tingle.EventBus.Transports.Kafka.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Confluent.Kafka" Version="2.5.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Confluent.Kafka" Version="2.6.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>